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Maplewood approves municipal consent for MnDOT Highway 5 redesign after design changes to protect vegetation
Summary
The Maplewood City Council on July 28 approved MnDOT’s final layout for Trunk Highway 5 (City Project 20510), endorsing a conversion from four lanes to three, an 8-foot east-side trail and revised curb alignment after public concerns about vegetation and driveway impacts.
Maplewood, July 28 — The Maplewood City Council voted unanimously July 28 to grant municipal consent for MnDOT’s Trunk Highway 5 improvements between Minnehaha Avenue and Lakewood Drive, approving the project’s final layout (City Project 20510).
The council’s approval follows revisions MnDOT made after a May public hearing to reduce impacts to existing vegetation and address driveway steepness. Michael Corbett, MnDOT’s presenter, said the project will convert the roadway from four lanes to three with a center two-way…
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